Smut-machine



J. W. WEBSTER.

Smut Machine.

- Patented June 5, 1844.

TENT OFFICE.

JAMES W. WEBSTER, OF NEAR LURAY, VIRGlNIA.

SMUT-MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent No. 3,617, dated June 5, 1844.

To all whom, it may concern Be it known that I, JAMES W. VVEBsTER, ofnear Luray, in the county of Page and State of Virginia, have invented anew and useful Improvement in Machines for Cleaning Grain of Smut andother Impurities, called ebsters Improved Smut-Machine, which isdescribed as follows, reference being had to the annexed drawings of thesame, making part of this specification.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the machine. Fi 2 is a view of the clinder of beatcrs, shaft, wings, and driving pulley. Fig. 3 is atransverse section showing the reticulated position.

The frame A, case B, hopper O, inclined dischargin trunks D D cylindershaft E, driving piilley F, and fan shaft G of this machine are made inthe usual manner.

The revolving cylinder of beaters H is made of wood and solid, the shaftE passing through the center of the same and turning in suitable boxesin the cross girts of the frame, in the usual manner. The beaters H forbeating the smut from the grain, and drawing it gradually from thehopper end toward the discharging end of said cylinderare castdiagonally on the outside of segment plates I and at right angles to theouter surface of the same said beaters being slightly curved at the endsnext the hopper,

'said segment plates I being perforated for screws or bolts to fastenthem to the outer surface of the wood-cylinder to which they are furthersecured by bands and driven over the ends of said plates and cylinder.The aforesaid inclined and curved heaters H throw the grain against theinterior roughened surface of the case B where the smut the shaft E, theair is separated from the grain and forced through the oblongperforations in the case and through the inclined trunk D near thefeeding place C by a pressure of air within the case caused by a set ofoblique wings K inserted into another wood cylinder L on being receivedat an opening P in the end of the case next the driving pulley. Aperforated or reticulated partition M is placed between the aforesaidcylinder H and the oblique wings K for preventing the grain passing intothe part of the case containing the wings K and at the same timeallowing the air to pass through the meshes of said partition.

The inclined discharging spout or trunk D is arranged in the frame belowa discharging opening in the bottom of the case B communicating withsaid trunk, in which trunk, at an enlarged portion thereof, is placed arevolving fan on the shaft G around which a band passes leading from thedriving pulley F for turning said fan which drives the remaining dirtamong the grain out at the upper end of said trunk at 1) while thecleaned grain descends through the lower end into a receiver placedbelow it.

lVhat I claim as my invention and which I desire to secure by LettersPatent is The combination of the cylinder of oblique curved beaters H,the oblique wings K and reticulated partition M under an arrange ment asaforesaid for the purpose of cleaning grain as above set forth.

JAMES w. WEBSTER.

WVitnesses:

Jam. 0. LIONBERGER, PETER K. KURTZ.

